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    CNY Around the World

    5 February 2008

    CNY Around the World

    Origin of the New Year parades In 1849, with the discovery of gold and the ensuing California Gold Rush, over 50,000 people had come to San Francisco to seek their fortune or just a better way of life. Among those were many Chinese, who had come to work in the gold mines and on the railroad. By [...]

    Chinese New Year Wallpaper

    5 February 2008

    Chinese New Year Wallpaper

    New Year Best Luck Cutie Lion Dance Wishing All Red Happy Rat Year Great Lion Stone Joyful Children Lantern Festival Wealthy & Prosperity Orange Rich Share This

    Chinese New Year Customs

    11 January 2008

    Chinese New Year Customs

    New Year Customs The Chinese New Year celebrations are marked by visits to kin, relatives and friends, a practice known as “new-year visits” (Chinese: 拜年; pinyin: bàinián). New clothings are usually worn to signify a new year. The colour red is liberally used in all decorations. Red packets are given to juniors and children by the [...]

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    Chinese New Year Superstitions

    11 January 2008

    Chinese New Year Superstitions

    Chinese New Year Superstitions During the new year period, there are many beliefs that vary according to dialect groups or individuals as below: For Good Luck Beliefs - Opening windows and/or doors is considered to bring in the good luck of the new year. - Switching on the lights for the night is considered good luck to [...]

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    2008 Chinese Horoscope

    7 January 2008

    2008 Chinese Horoscope

    The Year of Rat Rat: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 The clever rat has made many ambitious plans that will be put into action this year. Good fortune and good times will surround the rat in this year of glory. Easy social grace is a gift of those born in this sign, but [...]

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    Chinese Zodiac

    7 January 2008

    Chinese Zodiac

    The Chinese zodiac follows a twelve year cycle, each of the years being named after an animal. The Chinese believe that people born in a particular year take on the characteristics of the animal associated with that year. Rat Ambitious, clever and devoted to their family. Hard-working and imaginative. Not always sure of themselves and do not [...]

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    Happy New Year in Languages

    3 January 2008

    Happy New Year in Languages

    Happy New Year Greetings to the World Afgani Saale Nao Mubbarak Afrikaans Gelukkige nuwe jaar Albanian Gezuar Vitin e Ri Armenian Snorhavor Nor Tari Arabic Antum salimoun Assyrian Sheta Brikhta Azeri Yeni Iliniz Mubarek! Bengali Shuvo Nabo Barsho Cambodian Soursdey Chhnam Tmei Catalan FELI? ANY NOU Chinese Xin Nian Kuai Le Corsican Pace e Salute Croatian Sretna Nova godina! Cymraeg (Welsh) Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Czechoslovakia Scastny Novy Rok Denish Godt Nyt?r Dhivehi Ufaaveri Aa Aharakah Edhen Dutch GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR! Eskimo Kiortame pivdluaritlo Esperanto Felican Novan Jaron Estonians Head uut aastat! Finnish Onnellista Uutta Vuotta French Bonne Annee Gaelic Bliadhna mhath ur Galician [NorthWestern Spain] Bo [...]

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    Chinese New Year SMS/Quotes

    2 January 2008

    Chinese New Year SMS/Quotes

    Happy Chinese New Year SMS, Happy Chinese New Year Quotes, Happy Chinese New Year Sayings, Popular Chinese New Year SMS on Chinese Day Celebration. “Happy Chinese New Year 2008″ + + + + + + + + + + + + “Gong Xi Fa Cai!” / “Kung Hei Fat Choy Wishing you enlarge your wealth” + + + + [...]

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    Chinese New Year Story

    2 January 2008

    Chinese New Year Story

    There are several legends about how the animals were chosen for the Chinese zodiac. This is one of them. The Jade Emperor is the name of the Emperor of Heaven. Long ago, in China, the Jade Emperor decided there should be a way of measuring time. On his birthday he told the animals that there was [...]

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